Page 2: Historical Events In 1749

Jul 20   In the year 1749 earl of Chesterfield says "Idleness is only refuge of weak minds"   

Jul 21   Pieter Steyn becomes pension advisor of Holland in the year 1749.   

Aug 05   On this day in history thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

Aug 13   In the year 1749 j E Schlegel, writer, dies   

Aug 26   On this day in history johann Ernst Rembt, composer   

Aug 28   Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Frankfurt, social philosopher (Faust) on this day in history.   

Aug 31   In the year 1749 radistschew, writer   

Oct 04   Jean-Louis Duport, composer in the year 1749.   

Oct 26   Georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal in the year 1749.   

Oct 26   In the year 1749 louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72   

Nov 02   English Ohio Trade Company forms 1st trade post on this day in history.   

Nov 23   In the year 1749 edward Rutledge, (Gov-SC)/attorney/signer (Decl of Independence)   

Nov 27   Balthasar Schmid, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1749.   

Dec 10   Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Dec 17   Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto) on this day in history.   

Dec 19   In the year 1749 francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76   

Dec 20   In the year 1749 pakubuwono II, susuhunan of Mataram Java, dies   

Dec 23   On this day in history johann Lukas Schubaur, composer   

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Jan 12   In the year 1749 birth of ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of friedrich Müller, painter and dramatist (d. 1825)   

Jan 16   Vittoria A Alfieri, Italian count/poet (Maria Stuarda) was born in the year 1749.   

Jan 19   Isaiah Thomas, US, printer/editor/publisher/historian was born in the year 1749.   

Jan 29   In the year 1749 birth of king Christian VII of Denmark (d. 1808)   

Feb 22   In the year 1749 birth of johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach   

Mar 09   In the year 1749 birth of honore Mirabeau, French writer and politician (d. 1791)   

Mar 10   Lorenzo da Ponte, Italian librettist (d. 1838) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 07   On this day in history andre Cardinal Destouches, composer, dies at 76   

Feb 08   Jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

May 24   In the year 1749 death of graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman   

Jun 13   Jan F van Bloemen, [Orizonte], Flemish painter, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Jun 16   Johann Baptista Ruffini, Italian trader (b. 1672) died in the year 1749.   

Jun 18   On this day in history death of ambrose Philips, English poet (b. 1674)   

Jul 03   In the year 1749 death of william Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675)   

Jul 12   Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, Governor of New France died in the year 1749.